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CAUGHT A SPIRIT.
The Robes and wig Torn From Mrs
Fay at u Spirztualastic Seanee.

The Robes and wig Torn FROM Mrs
Fay at y SpiFatualast1c Seanee.
BOSTON, Nov. 25.-One of the most
prominent Undertaking. mediums in
town for a long time has been Mrs.
Herman B. Fay, who has given public
seances regularly in fine house at No.
81 West Newton street. Yesterday af-
ternoon party of ten young men and
two young women attended one of her
seanceS to test the genuineneSS of her
spiritualistic manifestations. The Wis
itors found fifteen others present, most
of them men.
Daylight was shut out of the room
where the seance was given by heavy
draperieS. In one corner was the cab
met, and opposite it were about thirty
chairs for visitors. arranged in a semi
circle. A pale, dreamy looking woman
played on a cabinet organ. Mrs. Fay
is of medium height, and is a strong,
athletic appearing woman. After an
nouncing her rules and collecting 81
a head from each person present, the
seance was begun.
A figure in white emerged from the
cabinet at three different times and
beckoned to persons in the room to
come into the cabinet, where they were
greeted by alleged spirits of dead rela-
tives or friends. The figure appeared
a fourth time and, evidently being con-
WINGED that it had a sympathetic aud
fence, ventured far down the room. 1t
appeared as gypsy girl with long hair,
flowing down her back. Advancing
boldly, it paused in front of the inveS-
forth both hands.
Like a flash a man clinched them
in a strong grasp and calculated
''Now!" Instantly man ignited a
match, and the chandelier was blaze
of light. Other ready hands stripped
away the curtains and the suns rays
flooded the room.
In the center of the room, directly
under the blaze of the chandelier,
struggling, fighting, biting and scratch
ing like tigress in the grip of four
strong men, who had all they could do
to hold her, was Mrs. Herman Fay.
She had said that the form would not
be hers, but she got there just the
same. Her flowing HAIR, switch
about two feet long. had been torn
from her head in the melee, as was
also the spirit robe, )" piece of cheap
cotton gauze about four yards long and
two and half yards wide.
Captain Dixon, the master of cere-
monies, who attempted to rescue Mrs.
Fay, was grabbed around the neck by
another athletic young man. He
struggled vigorously and shouted;
''D-n you, let me go!" but he was held
in a firm clasp. A pair Of shoes found
in the cabinet were composed Of three
pieces of cork nailed together, one on
top of the other, and having strap to
fasten them to Mrs, Fay's feet. When
she represented tall figures she put
these on her feet.
Loud demands for their money were
made by the unbelievers, and Captain
Dixon was compelled to shell out 81 to
each who demanded it. The exposure
was complete.
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AVICIOUS PRISONER
He Bites Vigorously and Vieiously
at His Arms,
Tearing His Flesh into Strips and
Leaving them B eeding and Raw.
Mrs. Martin and Two children Burned
Alive in their Home.
Texas Prince of Defaulters HOnora-
bly, Acquitted.

KEoKUK, Ia, Nov. 26,z-Harris Fusch,
a Russian prisoner in jail here, arrested
for having attempted an assault upon
bridge gate-keeper to whom he re
fused to pay toll, became violently in
sane in his cell last night. The mans
rawlings continuing and growing in Yio-
Ience it was thought best to adopt
measures to restrain him. When the
officers went to the cell door horrible
sight met their gaze. The man in mad
delirium was attempting to deYour
himself. He was biting vigorously
and viciously at his arms and hands
and with every snap of his sharp teeth
tearing away the flesh from these MEM
bers in strips, leaving them raw and
bloody. None of those present desired
TO come within reach of the maniac.
Ropes were obtained and with consid-
cradle difficulty the fellow was lassoed
and then securely bound and placed in
position to be unable to inflict further
injury to himself.
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time onIv

short time only, but the
labor leaders long for another time
when they can tie up every surface
road In this city. Now it is said that
trouble will occur on some one of the
surface roads. On what road it is
likely to be though is unknown at pres
emit. But the Third avenue line has
been filed up again with union
men who never forget their whipping
two years ago and are anxious to fight
the battle over again on the same
ground as before. This is limited at as
the next railroad TO be struck. The
company victorious before although at
a great cost will undoubtedly refuse to
grant any demand that may be made
on it. That viii cause q strike and a
general tie up of roads to show how
firm the organization is.
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GALVESTON, Tex, Nov. 26.-ex-Coun
ty Treasurer w. j. Burke, who, while
in Office, defrauded the county out of
$50, 600 in bonds and money, and about
three months ago returned from Aus
tria, whittier he had fled, and volun-
tarlly surrendered himself to the San
Francisco authorities, was tried here
yesterday Late last night the jury
returned verdict of not guilty, and the
prisoner was discharged. The ground
of defense was that the prisoner was
not responsible for his acts at the time
that the offenSe was committed, but
prior to his surrender in San Francisco
he returned thirteen of the sixteen
81 600 school bonds he carried away
with him, still leaving deficit of S23,-
600 in the county eXCheQuer, which last
nights verdict absolved him and his
bondsmen from paying.
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any intention on the part of Nina to
put on weeds.

Reward for RxteEnnAnattnG Rabbits.
NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-The firm of
n. A. Cameron g Co. OF this city, who
are agents for the government of New
South Wales, are in receipt Of commu-
nications Offering reward by the gov
eminent of e125, 900 TO American in
ventors for any process which VIII ex-
terminate rabbits, which have become
a pest throughout Australia and New
Zealand. In 1854 a few English rab-
bits were introduced into the botanical
garden at Dunedin. These have in
creased to such an extent that they are
now public nuisances, threatening to
destroy not only all the vegetables, but
even the sheep pasturage Of the entire
country. The magnitude Of the evil
and the urgency of the case are indi-
Gated by the extent of the reward,
which at the same time is an express
sion of confidence in American inge-
nnitV
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FORRIGN NEWS.

BERLIN, Nov. 24.-The reichstag
was opened to-day. Minister Won
Boetticher read the speech from the
throne. The speech was substantially
as follows: Germany, in her foreign
policy, has successfully endeavored to
strengthen the peace of Europe by
the cultivation of friendly relations
hancies, aiming to avert the dangers of
war and to jointly oppose any unjust
attacks. Germany has no aggressive
tendencies. She has no wants to be
satisfied through victorious war.
An unchristian disposition to
surprise neighboring people is
foreign to German nature and to the
constitution of the empire. The mill
tary organization of the country is not
neighbors by arbitrary attacks. Ger
many is strong in parrying surprises
and in defending her fndepend-
ence. She wishes to become
strong that she can face with COM
posture every danger. The resumption
of the reichstag comes at serious
time. The grave complaint with which
the Crown Prince has been visited fills
the mind, not only of the Emperor.
whole of Germany, with anxious care.
Nothing that human science and
knowledge and careful tending can do
will be left undoDe. There has been a
gratifying improvement in the financial
condition of the country, and it is ex-
pected that next year viii show sur
| plus of nearly so, 900 900 marks. A bill
viii be introduced abolishing conpul-
sorry contributions on the part Of OFF,
GERS and imperial officials to the wild
oWs' and orphans fund
The National Gazette, commenting
on the speech from the throne, says Il
hopes that the effect of the peaceful
policy of which the message treats MAJ
be multiplied as the session proceeds
and that more explicit statement
Il made in the Reichstag regard
ing Germanyis foreign relations ma,
establish the fact that the EuropeaI
situation is growing clearer. The Ber
lin Post Is dissatisfied because OF tn
| yagueness Of the reference to foreigl
! affairs at q time when ssthe red sun o
! +. q Russian-Austrian war is visible i
J |! the morning sky The expenditur
] for imperial armament Is estimated i
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CHICAGO, Nov. 23.-The great gas
trust which lately bought controlling
interest in all the gas companies of the
city is credited by q morning paper
with having bought off the latest OPP
ponents which were fighting the trust
in the courts The plaintiff was the
which owned 400. 600 shares of stock in
the Chicago Gas Light s. Coke Com
pany. Late yesterday the attorneys
representing the estate received the
following dispatches:
THE estate has made satisfactory
arrangements with the defendants.
Dismiss all proceedings before Judge
Tuley. Letter mailed"
This is the second time suits brought
against the trust have come to naught.
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Burned Alive.

EVANSVILLE, IND, Nov. 26.-News
Of the horrible death of Mrs. Martin
and her two children in Henderson
county, Kentucky has just been re-
ceived at this city. She lived in small
log cabin near Delaware. Wednesday
night, upon retiring. small fire was
burning in the woods about the cabin
but they felt no alarm. During the
latter part of the night stiff wind
arose and flames soon surrounded the
cabin of the sleepers, and when they
awoke the whole front end of the house,
the only means of egress, was in
the flames. Their screams, when they
realized their horrible and helpless po-
sition attracted some distant neighbOrs
who arrived too late as the unfortunate
woman and children had burned alive.
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WIdoW,n Weedn

CHICAGO, Nov. 23.-Nina Van Zandt
and her mother entered millinery
store on Washington avenue this morn
ing to buy amounting bonnet for Nina.
Several bonnets were shown, Nina
picked out one of black nuns yelling
with long widow veil of the same ma.
terial. Her mother objected to the
veil, saying that it was too deep mourn
ing for her to wear. The argument on
the subject was terminated by Nina,
who turned to her mother and said
sharply, mother, if you and I have
come here to argue family matters, it
would have been better to have STAYED
at home" Mrs. Van Zandt said no
more, and her daughter ordered the
widows weeds, paving SI2, the price
asked. and ordered them sent to Mrs.
A. Spies, at her residence. The proxy
( widow wore no mourning for Spies at
the anarchist funeral. Her purchase
to-day Il the 1rst public intimatiou q
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An ErrinK WIG Returns.

JOPLIN, Mo-, Nov. al. Herbster,
afarmer, from near Medicine Lodge,
Kas., arrived here in search of a run
away wife, who had DISAPPEARED from
the home shelter on he I4th instant,
in company with a man named Ken
nedy. at the American house Z. S.
Rennedy was registered with Miss
found they had gone to boarding
house. This morning Herbster met
Kennedy on the street and asked for
his wife. Kennedy replied that she
was in town and if he wanted her to
hunt her, and walked away. After dill
gent search she was found, and re-
pentantly threw her arms about her
husbands neck and begged to be taken
home Herbster Sc med to be overjoyed,
gladly made conciliatory measures and
both returned to their Kansas home.
Mrs. Herbster is brunette, 20 years
old and of attractive appearance.
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Driven 20 suicIde.

CINCINNATI, Nov. PA morning
paper says that it has been discovered
that the late Charles Albert Kebler, the
attorney who committed suicide on
Wednesday, was driven to the deed by
the approaching revelation of heavy for
geries committed by him in the man
agement of estates and of trust funds
committed to his care. An estimate
made is that the liabilities he has in
Cured amount Sl75, 600, while the
property left by Mr.. Kebler will not
exceed $65, 600. The persons most Sc
riously affected are his own family and
friends. The motive was to keep up a
style of living beyond his means.
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A Rfeamer Rurned.

DUNCAN, Miss, Nov. 24.-The great
st. Louis cotton steamer, Charles p.
Chouteau, burned last night at Sun
flower Landing, Miss, $50 miles below
Memphis, Her cargo consisted of
are reported lost. The Chouteau left
Memphis last Saturday at noon for
New Orleans. She was the largest cot
ton carrier afioat, and had engagements
below for q full load of cot
ton, her carrying capacity being about
1000 bales. Most of the cotton burned
was taken on at Helena, Ark, and
points below there in Mississippi. The
Chouteau was running regularly in the
Memphis and New Orleans trade in
conjunction with the steamer Helena.
She was formerly the old federal gun
boat Chickasaw. Her hull was of iron
and ten years ago to-day she was
heightened and transformed into a
general passenger and freight steamer.
having left st. Louis on her first trip
November %. 1877. She was owned by
Charles p. Chouteau transportation
company of st. Louis and val
ued at 100000 and insured for S75. 900.
Her officers were William H. Thomson
captain. A. A. Roland, first clerk;
George Fl. Seabert, second clerk;
George III. Dean. third clerk; julie
Douglas and JEFF Hicks, pilots. She
carried crew of about 100. This was
her third trip this season. Her de
.struction just at this time is particulars
ly unfortunate, as owing to the low
stage of the water an immense amount
of cotton is on the banks below here
awaiting shipment to New Orleans
Sunflower Landing is isolated from
any near telegraph station, which
makes it almost impossible to oh
tain details of the disaster. The Chou
teau will be missed at st. Louis, wher,
every summer, she was used as an ex
cursion steamer, having made lO7 trip
from that city during the last season.
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Ranaaa Ffremen.

ABILENE, Kas., Nov. 24.-The Kan
sas State Volunteers Firemen's Asso-
citation met here last night and per-
fected the organization. The conven-
ton adjourned to met in September,
1888. The Thanksgiving tournament
ball and supper given by the Abilene
fire department to-day was a grand
success. The departments of Mime
apolis. Salina, Solomon, Clay Center
and junction City were in attendance.
Minneapolis walked of with she first
money in the hose contest, straight
away and hook and ladder runs.
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ST.. JOSEPH, Mo-, Nov. 2S.-In an in
terview to-day Col. Winslow Judson,
president of the st. Joseph s. st. Louis
Railroad, announced that his company
and the Santa Fe would operate the
road conformity with the Santa Fe ex-
tension from Atchison to this city.
In other words, the Santa Fe manage
ment has bought stock in the st.
Joseph st. Louis. The system will
be called the st. Joe, st. Louis & Santa
Fe, and will embrace the twenty miles
of road from tins point to Atchison and
the several miles from here to Licking
ton. The general offices will be in the
board of trade building, this city.
PRESIDENT X. X. Cable, of the Rock
Island system, was in the city yester-
day, on his way back from Pueblo. He
had been there to consult with the of
ficials of the Denver & Rio Grande
and the Central Pacific Railroads
Tith reference to connecting with then
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DETECTIVE DUTY.
Commissioner Chamberlain Sur
rounded by Detectives
As a Necessary PreCution Against
Oranks and BOres.
Postmaster PierSOn OvsrruIed by the
Postmaster General.
Other Items of importance for General
Reading.

WAsHINGToN, Nov. 24.-It has been
said for day or two that the English
members of the fisheries committee
were under the protection of squad of
detectives. The statement has been
made that detective mounts guard
every evening at Chamberlain's door,
and others are always on duty in sight
OF the commissioner. The report was
confirmed to-day by one of the SQUAD,
who said, however, that the detectives
were employed by the state department,
presumably at the instance of Secre-
tary Bayard, who is growing more
and more aristocratic in his no.
lions, and that their duty was to
save the distinguished visitors from
annoyance. I'VE are with Chamber
lain, !" said the detective, because we
are familiar with the country and the
people. A distinguished man must be
projected from petty annOyances; all
cards Of visitors 60 through our hands.
That is done to save the commissioners
from unwelcome callers. Only persons
connected with the government and
distinguished people are permitted to
see them. 1t is becoming quite Gus
tomary, you know, for prominent
Americans to employ detectives to &C
company them when they are travel
ing. President Cleveland always has
detectives to look after him. Blaine
takes them with him. This has come
to be considered a necessary precaution
against cranks and bores.''
POSTAL RULINGS.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-In response
TO an appeal by prominent New York
news company from the ruling OF Post
master Pierson. Of New York, exact
ing the first-class rate of postage on
certain third-claSs mail matter,
now held at the New York post
office, this postmaster-general has
replied that while he has no power
to authorize any modification of the
law regarding permissible printing on
wrappers enclosing such matter. the
statutes do confer upon him the
right to remit penalties in
any case where the postal laws impose
them. Holding that the extra charge
OF postage in that particular case falls
into the nature of a penalty, and it
appearing that no fraud was in
tended, but that Oh the contrary
a purpose to comply with the law is
manifest, the penalty or additional
postage exacted amounting to about
81 900, is RENTED. The postofice
department is preparing a circular
letter which will be sent to all post
masters authorizing them to remit |
penalties in all similar cases, when cir |
cumstances seem to require it.
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LONDON, Nov. 26.-During the BAN
quet given by the Benchers of the Tenn
pie to the Prince of Wales last evening,
on the occasion of the termination of
the princes year in Office as treasurer,
the band which was in attendance
sseIen up Ip ne Po RaHga a TSn ,r;nca
sent instant orders for the band to
stop, which it did abruptly. The incl
dent caused quite flutter of excite
mont
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CHICAGO, Nov. 24.-Eugene Carter
last evening won the first prize In the
cushion carom handicap tournament,
billiard, beating Jacob Schaeffer, who
was to play 200 to his 10 points. By
his victory last evening and his playing
In the previous games of the tourna-
ment, Carter has played himself in the
front rank Of billiardists. Not only
did he win the game last night, but
Schaeffer only beat him two points on
an even game. Carter viii take about
$500 as first money. Carter wins first
prize, having WOE nine and lost one
game, and Schaeffer second with eight
won and two lost.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-Commissioner
S. F. Pierson, OF the passenger depart
ment of the trunk lines, said yesterday
that the new California excursion rates
which had been agreed upon last week
by the passenger committee would go
into effect on December 18th. In re-
gard to the cutting of rates out of st.
Louis, Mr.. Pierson said it affected only
a teaspoonful of business. The trouble
originated in the agreement of the
Ohio s. Mississippi Railway for a diff
.ferential rate in its favor. The cut
ting was not likely to involve the trunk
lines
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Penanca forHer SINS

LAWRENCE, Kas., Nov. 24.-Mrs.
Solt, aged "a years, the wife of B. F.
Solt, who keeps small grocery in this
city, has refused, for the past four
weeks, to eat food of any kind and ha
only drank a small quantity of water.
During this long fast Mrs. Solt has &C
cupied her chair until within the last
few DAYS. when she became so weak
that she was put in bed. All efforts to
give her food or medicine have proved
unsuccessful. Her singular action in
refusing food is the result of religious
monomania, which leads her to believe
that she has been commanded to fast
for term Of days as a penance for
her sins
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The TVestean League to be ReOr
R&nfZed

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Nov. 25.-Local
sporting men have undertaken to re-
organize the old Western League with
six clubs. The League will be COM
posed of the following cities: st. JOS
eph, Leavenworth, Hastings, Topeka
and Atchison. If any'of these cities
are disinclined to go into the league
Emporia will be substituted. As high
salaries killed the Western league in
1887 the limit will be placed at 800 a
month which will amount to about
Sc, 600 year for each club. Denver is
not included in the list because it is too
far out of the way, and the custom of
charging double the price of other clubs
for admission gives it an undue advant-
age.
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Reorganized.

LAWRENCE, Kas., Nov. 24.-The
Western Farm Mortgage Company has
been reorganized as the Western Farm
Mortgage Trust Company, with paid
capital of half a million dollars. The
reorganization embraces an addition of
stockholders, composed of S. o. Thach-
or, president; G. W. z. Griffith, vice
president and manager; P. E. Merry,
auditor; B. A. Amber, treasurer. and
the following directors: G. w. E.
Griffith. S. O. Thatcher, Alex. Monroe,
p. E. Emery, w. W. Cockins, George
j. Barker, B. A. Amber.
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